Vault-vestibule.



'UNTTET @TATES @ll'flhhllQlg JOSEPH G. GESTING, 0F SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO HEB/RING- HALL-MAR'i/IN SAFE COMPANY, 0FHAMILTON, OO.

VAULT-VESTIBULE.

Application filed September l, 1908.

To all'. whom it may concern.'

Be it known that T, JosnPi-i G. GinsTiNG, of San Francisco, in thecounty of San Francisco and State of California., have invented acertain new and useful Tmprovement in Vault-Vestibules, and do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to vault vestibules and especially to the method ofattachment of the same to the vaults themselves, whereby the simplicityof construction and convenience of instalment of the same are very muchincreased.

Hitherto it has been customary in the installation of vaults inbuildings to first build the vault and then inclose the same withmasonry, leaving a large opening at the front of the vault for theinsertion of the vestibule. Because of the fact, however, that it hadalways been found necessary to secure the vestibule to the vault wallsby means of angular wings extending outwardly from the rear face of thevestibule in a direction parallel with the front wall of the vault, itwas, of course, always essential in leaving the above-mentioned opening,to have the said opening of sufficient width to permit the insertion ofthe vestibule with its attached wings. Then subsequently it was, ofcourse, necessary to fill up this excess opening on eitherl side of thevestibule by means of fresh masonry or cement. This resulted, because ofthe moisture used in the masonry coming in contact with the metal partsof the vestibule, in rusting the same, and in some instances looseningthe 'fastenings thereof. Very great inconvenience was also produced bythis arrangement, because of the fact that the masons were compelled tostop the building of the wall until the vestibule could be inserted,after which it was necessary for them to insert the filling on eitherside of the vestibule and finish the walls around the same. This stateof affairs has resulted in the continual production of friction and illfeeling among the workmen on the vault and the masons. This wasobviously a source of serious ineiiiciency. l have overcome the abovedefects by extending the wings in the other direction, that is, alongthe rear wall of the vestibule so that the vestibule itself whenconstructed according to my invention has exactly the same widththroughout its entire depth, per- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

-Patentetll Dec. "E5, i909.

Serial No. 451,224..

mitting it to be inserted into a finished wall having an opening of theproper size without necessitating any further work of the masons.

Tn the accompanying drawing, the figure represents a horizontal sectionof a portion of a vault equipped with a vestibule constructed inaccordance with my invention.

In the drawings l is the wall of a vault made up of super-imposed platesin the usual manner, to which is connected a vestibule 2 by means ofcorner plates 3 having screws 7 located at the rear end of thevestibule, the rear wings l of which extend inwardly along the rear faceof the vestibule and in contact with the wall l of the vault. The cornerplates 3 may be of any desired construction so long as they are plateslocated at the corner of the vestibule. The vestibule 2 is otherwiseconstructed in the usual manner. That is to say, it comprises side,front and rear walls composed of superimposed plates, it being suppliedalso at its front with the usual entrance door 5 and at its rear with adoor 6 opening into the interior of the vault. ln previous constructionsit has been customary to extend the wings l in the opposite direction,that is to say, in a direction outwardly from the side walls of thevestibule so that they extended along the front face of the vault wallto which they were secured when the vestibule was placed in its properposition. This construction, however had numerous defects, as pointedout above, growing from the fact that before the vestibule could besecured into its proper position quite a space had to be left on eitherside of the vestibule, which subsequently had to be filled in withmasonry after the vestibule was inserted in its proper position. Withthe construction embodying my invention, however', the wings can bereadily secured to the front wall of the vault from the interior of thevault after the vestibule has been moved to its position in front of thevault, and because of the fact that the wings extend inwardly along therear face of the vestibule instead of outwardly therefrom, the openingin the wall into which the vestibule is inserted can be made of exactlythe proper size before the insertion of the vestibule, obviating in thismanner the necessity subsequently of any further work on the wallsurrounding the vestibule. Vhen once lIlO secured in place, thevestibule is anchored Within the Wall because of the vault Wallsextending to either side thereof.

The molding` bars shown at the front of the vestibule are claimed in aseparate application filed by me, Serial No. 451,223, September lst,1908.

I, of course, consi/.ler that many changes might be made in the detailsof my invention above described and to its application to variousstructures Without departing from the fundamental principles thereof.

l claiml. In a device of the character described, the combination of avault, a vestibule there- :tor and corner plates on the vestibule, therear Wings of Which extend inwardly and are attached to the vault.

if. In a deviee of the character described,

the combination of a vaultinclosed Within Walls of masonry with theexception of an opening at its front and a vestibule of equal Width Withand movable through said opening, adapted to be attached to said vaultafter the vault is entirely inclosed by the masonry. Y Y

3. In a device o1v the character described, the combination of a vaultinclosed Within Walls of masonry with the exception of an opening at itsfront and a detachable vestbule ot' equal Width with and movable throughsaid opening, adapted to be attached by means of corner plates to saidvault.

l. In a deviee of the character described, the combination of a vaultinelosed Within Walls of masonry with the exception of an opening at itsfront and a detachable vestibule of equal Width With and movable throughsaid opening, adapted to be at-

